Byotrol shares rise after licence deal with Mayborn Baby & Child

Shares in Manchester-based Byotrol, whose technology is used in wipes, sprays, mousses and other items to combat the spread of superbugs, rose more than eight per cent after it announced a licence agreement with Mayborn Baby & Child, which makes Tomee Tippee baby products.

Shares in Manchester-based Byotrol, whose technology is used in wipes, sprays, mousses and other items to combat the spread of superbugs, rose more than eight per cent after it announced a licence agreement with Mayborn Baby & Child, which makes Tomee Tippee baby products.

The deal will see accessories sold under the Closer to Nature brand in the UK and Ireland incorporate Byotrol technology.

They will be on the shelves during the first quarter of 2011. AIM-listed Byotrol's shares rose 8.47 per cent, or 1.25p, to 16p after the announcement.